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Plant Borago officinalis (Boraginaceae)

Common Names
Borage; Beebread; Beeplant; Talewort
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
AMABILINE 1 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ARABINOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 30.0 5005.0 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Shoot not available 39.0 -0.37 Jim Duke's personal files.
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 25.0 360.0 0.43 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
BORAGO-TRIACYLGLYCEROLS 0 Seed Oil not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
BORNESITOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 930.0 5005.0 -0.92 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 30600.0 437580.0 -1.39 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CHOLINE 20 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
COBALT 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CYANOGENS 0 Leaf not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
CYNAUSTINE 0 Shoot not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
DELPHINIDIN 9 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
DHURRIN 1 Plant 35.0 350.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ERUCIC-ACID 2 Seed 2500.0 7390.0 -0.74 Heredity 65: 249-257. 1990.
FAT 0 Leaf 7000.0 100000.0 0.87 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 130000.0 383000.0 0.62 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarrhythmic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasphyctic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherosclerotic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticancer 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticanker 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticarcinomic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticarcinomic (Breast) 1 Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer)
Anticardiospasmic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticariogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.